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She’s Not Billie, Not Sarah, Not Ella. It’s Cynthia Holiday

Source: Watch Jazz Happen by Dan Kassell
July 25, 2012

BIRDLAND Showcase Thursday, July 26, 2012 Dinner from 5:00pm Showcase 6:00pm-7:00pm $20.00 Cynthia Holiday always gets asked two questions about her name: Is Holiday a stage name? “My maiden name is Cynthia Holiday,” and, are you related to Billie Holiday? “I find it flattering and always say, We are sisters in the name of song." “My family name is Cynthia Joyce Holiday, born to Johnnie and Betty Holiday in Newark, NJ.” Song ...

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Yoshi's Jazz Club Presents Marlow Rosado Y La Riqueña

Source: Kimberly C Chmura
July 25, 2012

Enjoy a night of hot salsa by one of Miami’s best musicians at one of San Francisco’s most famous jazz clubs, Yoshi’s. On Wednesday, August 15, Marlow Rosado and his band, “La Riqueña,” will be performing at the club beginning at 8 PM. From salsa to rock, from merengue to hip-hop, from bachata to reggaeton, producer / composer / pianist Marlow Rosado has had his musical hand in all of it. A native of Puerto Rico, he is a salsero at heart, but has ...

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Denise Thimes to Perform at Benefit for United Way on Saturday, September 8

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 24, 2012

Singer Denise Thimes will perform once again this year for the annual “Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz" event kicking off the fall campaign for the Tri County Division of United Way. The fundraiser will take place starting at 6:30 p.m., Saturday September 8 at the Yacht Club of St. Louis, 105 Lake Village Dr in St. Charles. In addition to music from Thimes (pictured, in a photo from last year's event) and her band, the evening will include wine ...

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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe - July 24-31

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
July 24, 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 10:00 PM ARYEH KOBRINSKY'S BRINSK Jeremy Viner, sax; Adam Dotson, euphonium; Nate Radley, guitar; Aryeh Kobrinsky, bass; Devin Gray, drums Wednesday, July 25, 8:30 PM WATER SIGN Sam Trapchak, bass; Tom Chang, guitar; Quinsin Nachoff, tenor sax; Kenneth Salters, drums Thursday, July 26, 8:30 PM MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING Peter Evans, trumpet; Jon Irabagon, saxophone; Kevin Shea, drums; Moppa Elliott, bass Friday, July ...

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Feinstein's At Loews Regency Presents The Return Of Acclaimed Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore In Her New Show "The Jazzy Side Of Judy Garland" Featuring The Harry Allen Quartet

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
July 23, 2012

Rebecca Kilgore is one of America's leading song stylists intent on preserving the vocal jazz of the 30s and 40s, an era which she feels remains unsurpassed in its high quality songwriting and heartfelt lyrics. She regularly performs worldwide at jazz festivals, jazz parties, and on jazz cruises. She is a frequent guest on National Public Radio's “Fresh Air" with terry Gross, has appeared on “A Prairie Home Companion," and with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall. Kilgore has performed around ...

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The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 23rd-28th

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
July 23, 2012

The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 23rd with Diverse. Diverse is a local jazz act that keeps the tradition of old jazz alive while at times fusing it with more modern sounds. On Thursday July 26th, experience the upbeat sounds from Makusa, a sizzling Latin Jazz band that is headlined by Pablo Sanhueza. Sanhueza is one of ...

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Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra Performs August 2 in Baraboo, WI

Source: Rand Moore
July 23, 2012

The Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra will perform “Concerts on the Square" in Baraboo, WI on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 6:30-8pm. Founder and Drummer, Rand Moore brings this wonderful 23 piece big band to this beautiful event for the third year in a row. Musical Director, Joel Kaye, will conduct. Joel was a baritone and Bass Saxophonist in Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra in 1962 and 1963. Vocalist Angela Babler will perform tunes made famous by June Christy, Jean Turner, ...

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Roger Hodgson, Legendary Voice of Supertramp, Returns with First National US Run in 30 Years

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
July 22, 2012

Roger Hodgson, Legendary Voice of Supertramp, Returns with His Breakfast in America Summer Tour, First National U.S. Run in 30 Years Fresh on the heels of sold out performances earlier this year in the U.S., South America, and Europe, Roger Hodgson, co-founder and original singer-songwriter from Supertramp, brings his Breakfast in America tour back to the United States. Hodgson’s 34 date U.S. tour resumes on August 5 in Park City, Utah - marking his first major national U.S. tour since ...

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